Experimental Research on Vacuum Casting of Micro-Gears

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This paper discusses the feasibility of vacuum casting of micro-gears by using silicone mould of micro-gears which was designed and manufactured by the author. Orthogonal experiment is adopted to explore the influence of temperatures of mould, resin and solidification and the time of vacuum deaeration upon the shape and size of micro-gears. The result of research shows that formed parts with high precision can be obtained by vacuum casting of micro-gears with silicone rubber mould, and the time of vacuum deaeration greatly affects the shape and size of formed parts of micro-gears

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 383-390)

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1714-1718

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November 2011

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